County Galway ( GAWL-way; Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census.
Kylemore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Coille Móire) is a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War 1. Since 2022, it has belonged to the English Benedictine Congregation. Under The Kylemore Trust, it continues its mission as a Benedictine monastery, holding Kylemore and its spiritual mission, natural and built heritage in trust for the Irish nation. Kylemore Abbey also operates as one of Ireland's leading visitor attractions.
Ashford Castle is a mainly Victorian and medieval castle near Cong on the County Mayo–Galway border in Ireland. The castle has been expanded over the centuries and turned into a five star hotel. It is located on the County Galway side of Lough Corrib and was previously owned by the Guinness family.
Aughnanure Castle is a tower house near Oughterard on the N59, in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It was built by the O'Flaherty family in the late 15th century and fully restored in the 1960s. Today it is open to visitors from March to November.
Lough Corrib ( lokh KORR-ib; Irish: Loch Coirib) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh). It covers 176 km2 and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.
Clifden (Irish: An Clochán, meaning 'stepping stones') is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequented by tourists, Clifden is linked to Galway city by the N59.
Doon Hill (Irish: Cnoc an Dúin, meaning 'hill of the fort') is a volcanic plug in the townland of Bunowen More, in the barony of Ballynahinch, near Ballyconneely in County Galway, Ireland. The hill, which is 67 m high, is a prominent landscape feature on the Errismore peninsula. Fishermen use Doon Hill as a landmark to guide them into Bunowen Pier at Aillebrack. The Irish name for the hill, dún, means "fortress", possibly indicating an earlier fort on top of the hill.
Glengowla Mines is a "show mine" dedicated to the lead and silver mining history of Glengowla and the Oughterard area.
Bencollaghduff (Irish: Binn Dubh, meaning 'black mountain/peak of hags') at 696 metres (2,283 ft), is the 93rd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 115th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bencollaghduff is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. It is the 3rd tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft), to which it is connected by the northern col of Maumina; and after Bencorr 711 metres (2,333 ft), to which it is connected by a high southeast rocky ridge.
Kylemore Lough (Irish: Loch na Coille Móire) is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Derryclare Lough (Irish: Loch Dhoire an Chláir) is a freshwater lake at the entrance of the Inagh Valley, in Connemara, County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
Lough Fee (Irish: Loch Fí) is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Lough Inagh (Irish: Loch Eidhneach, meaning 'lake of the place of ivy') is a freshwater lake in the Inagh Valley, in Connemara, County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
Slyne Head Lighthouse (Irish: Ceann Léime) is located at the westernmost point of County Galway, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Dunloughan, Ireland on the island of Illaunamid. It is maintained by Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL). There were two lighthouses on this point built in 1836, but only the western one remains active.
Toombeola (Irish: Tuaim Beola) is a townland in the historical barony of Ballynahinch in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located near the Atlantic Coast, 44 miles (71 km) west of Galway City, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Roundstone, and 10 miles (16 km) south east of Clifden. As of the 2011 census, Toombeola townland had a population of 18 people.
Connemara National Park (Irish: Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of eight national parks in Ireland, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It is located in the northwest of Connemara in County Galway, on the west coast.
Inishark or Inishshark (Irish: Inis Airc), sometimes called Shark Island, is a small island neighbouring the larger Inishbofin in County Galway, Ireland.
Leenaun (Irish: An Líonán or Líonán Cinn Mhara, meaning 'valley at the head of the sea'), also Leenane, is a village and a 747 hectares (1,846 acres) townland in County Galway, Ireland, on the southern shore of Killary Harbour and the northern edge of Connemara.
Ardoileán or Ard Oileán, known in English as High Island (a translation of the Irish name), is a small island off the northwest coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It was once the site of an early Irish monastic community.
Letterard (Irish: Leitreach Árd) is a townland located in the parish of Moyrus or Carna, Connemara on the West Coast of the Republic of Ireland.
Letterfrack or Letterfrac (Irish: Leitir Fraic or Leiter Bhreac, meaning 'speckled hill-side or sloping field') is a small village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It was founded by Quakers in the mid-19th century. The village is south-east of Renvyle peninsula and 15 kilometres (9 miles) north-east of Clifden on Barnaderg Bay and lies at the head of Ballinakill harbour. Letterfrack contains the visitors centre for Connemara National Park.
Ardderry Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Aughrusbeg Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area in west County Galway.
Glendollagh Lough (Irish: Loch Ghleann Dá Loch), also known as Garrowman Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Lettercraffroe Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Lough Anaserd (Irish: Loch an Easaird) is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in west County Galway on the Slyne Head peninsula.
Lough Shindilla is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Maumeen Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Oorid Lough (Irish: Loch Úraid) is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Tully Cross (Irish: Crois na Tulaí, "the cross on the hill") is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route.
Lough Bofin (Irish: Loch Bó Finne) is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Letter Hill (Irish: Cnoc Leitreach) is a large hill near the coast to the north-west of Letterfrack in County Galway, Ireland. It is 356 m (1,168 ft) high and been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.
Benbrack (Irish: Binn Bhreac, meaning 'Speckled Peak') at 582 metres (1,909 ft), is the 251st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale; while it does not have the elevation to be a Vandeleur-Lynam, it has the prominence to rank as a Marilyn. Benbrack is situated on its own small massif to the north of the core Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. It is the 10th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens, and is linked by a deep col to Muckanaght, which is itself attached by a high ridge to the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, Benbaun at 729 metres (2,392 ft).
Derryclare or Derryclare Mountain (Irish: Binn Doire Chláir) is a mountain at the southern edge of Twelve Bens range in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres (2,221 ft), it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is the 5th tallest of the core Twelve Bens. The Derryclare Lough on its southern slopes is a scenic location in Connemara, while Derryclare Wood, on its eastern slopes, contains a Statutory Nature Reserve (SRN).
Garraun (Irish: Maolchnoc, meaning 'bald hill') at 598 metres (1,962 ft), is the 224th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, while it is just short of the elevation threshold of 600-metres for other classifications (e.g. Vandeleur-Lynam, and Hewitt), it does have the prominence to be a Marilyn. Garraun lies on an isolated massif near the mouth of Killary Harbour at the far north sector of the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation in the Connemara National Park in County Galway. The southern slopes are a scenic backdrop to Kylemore Abbey and Kylemore Lough.
Inchagoill is an island in Lough Corrib, Ireland. Its Christian ruins constitute an Irish National Monument. The island name means "Island of the devout foreigner."
Inishgort (Gaeilge: Inis Goirt) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo. Inishgort is home to Inishgort lighthouse, originally opened in 1806.
Lissoughter or Lissoughter Hill (Irish: Cnoc Lios Uachtair, meaning 'hill of the upper ring-fort') is a prominent hill between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park of County Galway, Ireland. With a height of 401 metres (1,316 ft), it does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres (1,102 ft) ranks it as a Marilyn.
Maínis or Mweenish is an island off the Connemara coast in the heart of the Conamara Gaeltacht. The island is close to Carna and linked to the mainland by a bridge. It is noted for its isolation and rugged beauty.
Mason Island (Gaeilge: Oileán Máisean) is an uninhabited island located off the Galway coast near the village of Carna.
Benbreen (Irish: Binn Braoin, meaning 'Braon's Peak') at 691 metres (2,267 ft), is the 100th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 122nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benbreen lies in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. Benbreen is the 4th-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft), Bencorr 711 metres (2,333 ft), and Bencollaghduff 696 metres (2,283 ft). Benbreen's profile is of a "high narrow rocky ridge with several summits", than a typical "peaked mountain".
Benglenisky (Irish: Binn Ghleann Uisce, meaning 'Peak of the Glen of the Water') at 516 metres (1,693 ft), is the 368th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benglenisky is the second most southern peak, after neighbouring Benlettery, of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the lowest of the core Twelve Bens.
Bengower (Irish: Binn Gabhar, meaning 'Goats' Peak') at 664 metres (2,178 ft), is the 135th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 166th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bengower is in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the 6th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens.
Benlettery (Irish: Binn Leitrí, meaning 'Peak of the Wet Hillsides') at 557 metres (1,827 ft), is the 259th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benlettery is in the southernmost peak of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the 11th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens. The Ben Lettery An Oige youth hostel is on the southern slopes of Benlettery, off the N59 road to Clifden.
Oughterard (Irish: Uachtar Ard) is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Galway on the N59 road. Oughterard is the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib.
Ballyconneely (Irish: Baile Conaola, meaning 'Conneelys' village'. Archaic name Baile 'ic Conghaile') is a village and small ribbon development in west Connemara, County Galway Ireland.
An Fhairche (locally An Fháirthí), or Clonbur in English, is a Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Recess (Irish: Sraith Saileach or Sraith Salach) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Its official name is in Irish, Sraith Saileach, and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, who lived there following his retirement until his death in 1959; another was Pádraig MacKernan, a noted Irish diplomat who owned a home at the nearby Lough Athry.
Corr na Móna (anglicized as Cornamona) is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. It is part of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) in Joyce Country.
Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin.
Cleggan (Irish: An Cloigeann, meaning 'the headland') is a fishing village in County Galway, Ireland. The village lies 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Clifden and is situated at the head of Cleggan Bay.
An Mám (anglicized as Maum, or sometimes Maam) is a small Gaeltacht village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Diamond Hill or Bengooria (Irish: Binn Ghuaire, meaning 'Guaire's peak') is an isolated peak overlooking the village of Letterfrack, in the northwest corner of the Twelve Bens in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. At only 442 metres (1,450 ft), it does not rank as an Arderin, or a Vandeleur-Lynam; however, it has the prominence to rank as a Marilyn.
Errisbeg Mountain or Errisbeg (Irish: Iorras Beag) is a hill in Roundstone, County Galway, in the West of Ireland, with a height of 300 m.
Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 74 km west of Galway city. Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance a football pitch and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat. Carna is not located close to any villages. The population dramatically dropped from the previous average of 8,000 before the Great Famine. The age of the average resident is significantly higher than the Irish national average.
Benbaun (Irish: Binn Bhán, meaning 'white peak') is a mountain in County Galway, Ireland. With a height of 729 metres (2,392 ft), it is the 72nd highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benbaun is situated at the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park and is the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, and the county top for Galway.
Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland. It is between Casla and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh.
Devilsmother is a 645-metre-high (2,116 ft) mountain in Connemara, Ireland. Devilsmother is in the Partry Mountains, at the head of Killary Harbour, overlooking the Western Way long-distance path. It sits on the border between County Galway (to the south) and County Mayo (to the north).
Castlekirk, also called Hen's Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in Lough Corrib, Ireland.
Ballynahinch Castle is a former Irish country house and estate, built on the site of a former castle, which is now a luxury hotel set in a private estate in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. The castle lies on the edge of Ballynahinch Lake and Ballynahinch River, and is directly overlooked by Benlettery 557 metres (1,827 ft), one of the Twelve Bens mountain range.
Ballynakill Lough is a lake in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The lake is fed by a short stream connected to the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Tooreen Bog is located on the lakes south coast. The village of Cleggan is located to the west.
Ballynahinch or Ballinahinch (Irish: Baile na hInse) is a village in County Galway in the west of Ireland. It is situated close to Recess, on the road from Recess to Roundstone. It also lies on the route of the former railway line from Galway city to Clifden (the "Capital of Connemara"). The name comes from the Irish Baile na hInse meaning settlement of the island.
Claddaghduff (from Irish An Cladach Dubh, meaning 'the black shore') is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located northwest of Clifden, the gateway to Omey Island.
Tá Teach an Phiarsaigh agus Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh lonnaithe i Ros Muc, i gcroílár Ghaeltacht Chonamara. Is san áit seo a thóg Pádraig Mac Piarais teach samhraidh dó féin.
Is baile fearainn i gConamara Láir i gContae na Gaillimhe é An Turlach. Tá sé suite ar an R340, cúpla míle siar ó Chamas i ngar do Ros Muc.
Baile fearainn in Iorras Aithneach, Contae na Gaillimhe is ea An Cnoc Buí, thart ar míle ó thuaidh de shráidbhaile Charna agus ó dheas de Ghlinsce. Is talamh portaigh é an chuid is mó den bhaile fearainn, cé go bhfuil cosán siúlóide tríd an bportach, chomh maith le foraois a chuir Bord na gCeantar Cúng ag fás ag deireadh na 19ú haoise. Gabhann an bóthar R340 ó thuaidh agus ó dheas trí oirthear an bhaile fearainn.
Is baile í Roisín na Mainiach (Béarla: Rusheennamanagh) i gceantar Iorras Aithneach i gConamara, Co. na Gaillimhe. Tá sé suite idir Caladh Mhaínse agus Carna.
Baile fearainn ar an taobh thiar d'Iorras Aithneach, Contae na Gaillimhe, is ea Maíros.
Baile fearainn in Iorras Aithneach, Contae na Gaillimhe is ea An Aird Thiar, cúpla míle siar ó shráidbhaile Charna.
Baile fearainn in Iorras Aithneach, Contae na Gaillimhe is ea An Aird Thoir, in aice leis an Aird Thiar agus cúpla míle siar ó shráidbhaile Charna. Uaireanta tugtar Aird an Chaisleáin ar an gceantar mar gheall ar sheanchaisleán (Caisleán na hAirde) a bhíodh suite ar an teorainn idir an Airde Thoir agus an Airde Thiar.
Baile fearainn in Iorras Aithneach, Contae na Gaillimhe idir Cill Chiaráin agus Carna is ea An Aird Mhóir. Tá clú agus cáil ar an áit as an gceol traidisiúnta agus as an amhránaíocht sean-nóis. Shocraigh an scéalaí mór le rá Éamon a Búrc síos san Aird Mhóir nuair a d'fhill ar Éirinn ag deireadh na 19ú haois. Is de bhunadh na hAirde Móire é an t-iarSheanadóir Trevor Ó Clochartaigh.
Is baile fearainn suite i gContae na Gaillimhe é Glinsce, go díreach ó thuaidh de Charna.
Is ionad Gaeltachta de chuid Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh é Áras Shorcha Ní Ghuairim. Tá sé suite i Roisín na Mainiach, dhá mhíle taobh thoir de shráidbhaile Charna, i gContae na Gaillimhe, Éire.
Binn idir an Dá Log (Irish for "peak between the two hollows"), sometimes anglicized Benadolug, at 702 metres (2,303 ft), is the highest of the Maumturk Mountains in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is at the middle of the long north-west to south-east central spine of the range. The summit is the 87th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 108th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
Bencorr (Irish: Binn Chorr, meaning 'pointed peak') at 711 metres (2,333 ft), is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. It is the second-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft); it lies close to Benbaun, separated only by the third-highest mountain in the range of Bencollaghduff 696 metres (2,283 ft), and the col of Maumina.
Binn Chaonaigh (Irish for "peak of the moss") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 633 metres (2,077 ft), it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 223rd-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
Binn Mhór (Irish for "great peak") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 661 metres (2,169 ft), it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Binn Mhór is on the southern side of the pass of Máméan, on a small massif that includes Mullach Glas (661 metres (2,169 ft)) and Corcogemore (609 metres (1,998 ft)); this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style. It fell into disrepair after becoming uninhabited in 1894. In 1935, ownership passed to a group of tenants, who were to own it jointly, and it quickly became a ruin.
The Connemara Heritage and History Centre, also called Dan O'Hara's Homestead, is an open-air museum in the village of Lettershea, near the town of Clifden (Irish: An Clochán), County Galway, in the Connemara region, Ireland. It was established in the late 1980s.
Corcogemore (Irish: Corcóg, meaning 'Cone or Beehive') at 609 metres (1,998 ft), is the 208th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 253rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Corcogemore is located on a small massif that includes Binn Mhór (661 metres (2,169 ft)), and Mullach Glas (622 metres (2,041 ft)); this massif is situated at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east central spine of the Maumturks mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. Corcogemore is the 8th-highest peak in the Maumturks range, and the most southerly in the range; after Lackavrea, Corcogemore is the 2nd-most easterly Maumturk.
Brigit's Garden is a garden in County Galway, Ireland, located to the west of Lough Corrib. It is open to the public and is dedicated to the goddess Brigid and the Celtic calendar.
Omey (Irish: Iomaí) is a civil parish in County Galway, Ireland.
Knocknahillion (Irish: Cnoc na hUilleann, meaning 'hill of the elbow') is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 607 metres (1,991 ft), it is the 210th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 256th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Knocknahillion is in the middle sector of the long north-west to the south-east spine of the Maumturks. The summit is offset to the west of the rocky central ridge of the Maumturks, and its western-facing slopes have a distinctive "diagonal" rock stratification when viewed from the Inagh Valley.
Mullach Glas (Irish for "grey/green summit") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 622 metres (2,041 ft), it is the fifth-highest of the Maumturks, the 197th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 238th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Mullach Glas is on a massif that includes Binn Mhór (661 metres (2,169 ft)) and Corcogemore (609 metres (1,998 ft)); this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
Lettermuckoo (Irish: Leitir Mucú) is a townland in County Galway, Ireland. It lies in an Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) area, close to the villages of Screeb and Casla (Costelloe). The townland of Lettermuckoo has an area of approximately 10 square kilometres (3.9 mi2), and had a population of 55 residents as of the 2011 census. The local national (primary) school, Scoil Naisiunta Leitir Mucú, had closed by 2021 due to a lack of students.
Clifden Lifeboat Station is located on The Quay at Clifden, a town on the northern shore of the Owenglin River, where it runs into Clifden Bay, in the Connemara region of County Galway, on the east coast of Ireland.
Inishnee (Irish: Inis Ní) is a small, thin island off the coast of Ireland, in Roundstone Bay near the village of Roundstone in Connemara in County Galway. It is equipped with a lighthouse. As of 2022, it had a population of 49. The island is a part of the Gaeltacht, and is within the region of Conamara Theas.
Kinvara or Kinvarra (Irish: Cinn Mhara, meaning 'head of the sea') is a townland in the civil parish of Kilcummin and barony of Moycullen in the west of County Galway, Ireland. It is on the R336 road north of the village of Casla and south of Screeb, at Irish Grid Reference L967332. As of the 2011 census, the townland had a population of 54 people.
Lackavrea (Irish: Leic Aimhréidh; rugged rock-slab) is a 396-metre (1,299 ft) isolated mountain in County Galway, Ireland. It is located to the east of the larger Maumturks range, which lies within the Connemara region.
Letterbreckaun (Irish: Binn Bhriocáin, meaning 'Brecan's peak') is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres (2,221 ft), it is the second-tallest of the Maumturks, the 129th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Letterbreckaun is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
Leenaun Hill (Irish: An Meall Dubh, meaning 'black knoll') at 618 metres (2,028 ft), is the 201st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 243rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Leenaun Hill lies on a massif that overlooks Leenaun village and Killary Harbour, and which is at the far northeastern sector of the Maumturks mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland; this massif is connected to the main range via the "Col of Despondency". Leenaun Hill is the 6th-highest mountain in the Maumturks, and its grassy massif, constructed from sandstone and siltstone, contrasts with the rocky ridges and summits constructed from quartzites, grits, and graphitic, of the middle and southern sectors of the range.
Loch Na Fooey (Irish: Loch na Fuaiche, meaning 'lake of the fissure'), also Loch Nafooey or Lough Nafooey, is a rectangular shaped glacial lake in County Galway, Ireland. Part of the north-eastern shore lies along the border to County Mayo. The closest village is Finny, County Mayo with the County Galway village of Leenaun approximately 11 km distant.